7 Thoughts Americans Have While Visiting Canada
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7 Thoughts Americans Have While Visiting Canada

2. There are Tim Hortons EVERYWHERE

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7 Thoughts Americans Have While Visiting Canada
Isabel Hall

Canada is a common travel destination for Americans, as it is our neighbor to the north. There's Niagra Falls, Toronto, Montreal, camping sites, and other popular travel destinations. Traveling to another country can lead to some confusion and observations about what the country is like. Here are 7 thoughts Americans have while visiting Canada.

1. "How many kilometers are in a mile?"

The U.S. following the U.S customary system rather than the metric system like everyone else causes great confusion. Trying to find the distance in the unit you understand means consulting Google a lot to get the conversion from kilometers to miles.

2. "There are Tim Hortons EVERYWHERE."

On every exit and on every street, you will find at least one Tim Hortons. You know how in America there are McDonald's on almost every corner? Canada is the same way with Tim Hortons. And it's awesome.

3. "Canadian money is so cool!"

Canadian paper money is amazing. It's smooth, looks so new, and is extremely colorful! American money is just gross, green paper. The U.S. definitely needs to step up their currency game.

4. "Canadian money is so confusing!"

On the other hand, Canadian money can be extremely confusing to new users. There are dollar coins and $2 coins, which is hard to remember when you're used to dollars being in paper form. Also, wouldn't it be super easy to lose those high-value coins?!

5. "I can legally drink here; crazy."

In America, the drinking age is 21, but in Canada, the drinking age is only 19. This seems weird to those who are 19 and 20, as they can purchase/drink alcohol in Canada without a problem.

6. "Why is there construction everywhere?"

America isn't the only country with construction on almost every road! Canada has just as much; lots of construction must just be one of those universal traits that every country, state, city, etc. have.

7. "Canadian accents aren't that strong."

While Canadians do have a distinct accent, it really isn't all that hard to understand. Usually, you can only tell Canadians have a different accent when they say words like "about."

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